Commission elects new chair and vice chair, approves minutes and mural criteria

At the start of the meeting, members addressed organizational business and took several procedural votes: electing leadership, approving minutes and adopting revised evaluation criteria for the Center Lake Park mural.

Members opened nominations after staff reported the former chair’s resignation. An unnamed member self‑nominated and another member nominated a person referred to as Keith; after a motion to close nominations and a voice vote, Keith was elected chair by acclamation. Xavier self‑nominated for vice chair and was likewise elected by acclamation.

The board then moved to approve the minutes from January 21. A motion and second were recorded and the minutes were approved by voice vote with no corrections.

Later in the meeting, after substantial discussion about AI use in mural submissions and how to change the call to artists, a motion to approve the revised mural call and evaluation criteria was made and seconded. The commission approved the revised criteria on a voice vote and directed staff to notify participants and reopen the call with clarified requirements.

All procedural votes at the meeting were conducted by voice; the transcript records ayes without a roll‑call vote or named counts. The commission adjourned after confirming posting dates and a mult‑week resubmission window.